Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 10:20:13 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Denise Ryan Subject: Re: Arctic Victory MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" You have a very good point. It isn't a National Park yet. However, the victory yesterday was really huge! In a time of war/terrorism, tough economic times and rising gasoline prices, common sense and pressure from the environmental movement put up a sizeable road block. More drilling is not the answer to the long-term question. Other sources of energy are the answer for our children and grandchildren. Continuing to drill is like putting up a bird feeder after you have clear-cut the forest. The conference committee will be another challenge. Yesterday's battle was won but the war is not over. Hopefully, common sense will continue to rule and we'll keep that bio gem safe until it is flooded by rising ocean levels due to global warming. Thanks for caring! I may be back begging you to call the MD Senators again. Denise Ryan Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: Franz Hespenheide [mailto:hespen@EROLS.COM] Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 8:09 AM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Arctic Victory I'm not sure the ANWR is safe yet. I think I heard that the House approved a bill to allow drilling in the refuge. If true, then I think there is a conference committee of the House and Senate which could end up allowing drilling. I hope I'm wrong on this, but the way things work in DC, I wouldn't be surprised to see this victory end in defeat ... Franz Hespenheide Gaithersburg, MD hespen@erols.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================